Stedman vs Dorland Dictionary?

[Kerosene Hat]

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I am going to LECOM-SH, and we have the choice of Stedman's or Dorland's dictionary. Which do you prefer, and why?

 

[preDoGuy24]

Neither, this is a waste of your money. Don't buy it, seriously.


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[hallowmann]

Neither. Never touched either in PBL. Still in plastic, selling it on Amazon this week to unsuspecting MS1s

 

[Siggy]

I prefer Google.

 

[Thought Crime Spree]

About as useful as the yellow pages

 

[Th2]

I actually enjoy the stedman app on iPad, mostly for etymology and pronunciations. There's also the occasional word that is almost so common that I realize I don't know a good definition of it, much like my relationship with much of the English language. Finally, I'd say it's worth every penny to have a reliable source that says I should NOT interpret an EKG as a "winky back". But again, words, etymologies, etc are just an obsession of mine.

If you want a trial of sorts or just to use it for free, I should say this website is confirmed (matches my apps information verbatim) using the stedman dictionary to provide medical definitions: http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=99822

 

[ortnakas]

Do NOT buy that dictionary. A couple of PBL facilitators may make you look something up in it during a PBL session, but there is absolutely no reason for you to spend money on actually owning the thing. You'll never use it at home.